Creating Codabar barcodes with 'AVS Barcode Source' barcode image generation software

'AVS Barcode Source' is a Windows application designed to create image files containing barcodes. The barcodes can be of any size, with configurable parameters for setting colours, bar-width, height, quiet zone (to left and right of barcode), space at top and bottom of image, and various other parameters. This page describes the features specific to Codabar barcodes - please note that a number of other barcode formats are supported.

Codabar (also called Code-a-bar, Ames Code, NW-7, Monarch, Code 2 of 7, Rationalised Codabar, ANSI/AIM BC3-1995 or USD-4) is an old barcode specification with a large user base. It is easy to use even when printed with relatively low-quality printers, and is supported by most scanners.

'AVS Barcode Source' software supports Codabar. Note that no checksum or check digit is specified in the main Codabar specification, and as such none is supported by 'AVS Barcode Source'.

Images may be saved as BMP, GIF, JPG, TIFF, EXIF, PNG or EPS (vector) format files. Alternatively, the image can be 'copied' directly to the Windows clipboard, ready for 'pasting' into another application.

The images produced may then be used in other products such as Desktop Publishing (DTP) packages, word processors, etc. The software is not a label designer in its own right, but rather a 'source' of barcodes, which can then be exported and used as desired in other applications.

Note that the 'AVS Barcode Source' product supports a number of 1-dimensional (linear) barcode formats, not just Codabar. For a full list, see the main product details page.

How to Download

Please click here to download the software. You will get the choice of whether to go for the free trial or the paid version after you've installed the software - the software is the same either way, only the authorisation code we send you is different.

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